Anglican Diocese of the Living Word August 26 - September 6, 2026

Pre tour in Egypt August 23 - August 26, 2026 (See below)

Holy Land Schedule

        Day 1:  Wednesday August 26, 2026

• Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel (If not coming with the pre tour in Egypt group up from the border crossing in Eilat)
• Scheduled bus pick up or make your way to the hotel
• “Welcome to Israel, Shecheyanu ceremony”

        Dinner and overnight: Tal Hotel, Tel Aviv

        Day 2:  Thursday August 27, 2026 Elah Valley - Jaffa - Tel Aviv

• Worship on the Beach front – Mediterranean Sea
• Visit Beit Immanuel, one of the first buildings outside the walls of ancient Jaffa. Throughout its colorful history, it hosted such people as Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife Augusta Victoria.  The Church’s Ministry Among the Jews (CMJ) has used Beit Immanuel as a school for girls, commandeered by the British Army and later the Israeli army and in the 1970’s, it was the focal point of the emerging Israeli Messianic movement.  Beit Immanuel Church has seen many Jewish people come to faith in Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah.
• Our travels take us to the Elah Valley where David slew Goliath (1 Samuel 17)
• Our day concludes with a visit to Jaffa, considered to be the world’s oldest seaport and with both Old and New Testament significance including Jonah, Peter and Simon the Tanner (Acts 10)

         Dinner and overnight: Tal Hotel, Tel Aviv

         Day 3:  Friday August 28, 2026 - Caesarea – Muhraka – Nazareth – Jesus Boat

• Checkout of hotel
• Visit the ancient Mediterranean city of Caesarea Maritima, the capital of Judea under the Romans and northern home of Pontius Pilate.  It was here that Cornelius, the first gentile convert to Christianity came to faith (Acts 10).  See the impressive Roman Theater and aqueduct.
• Drive to Muhraka and visit Mt. Carmel where Elijah confronted the priests of Baal (1 Kings 18) and look over the Valley of Armageddon.
• Lunch with the Druze (an Arabic-speaking minority who live throughout the Middle East).
• Continue to Nazareth, the city where Jesus spent his childhood. Visit the place of the archangel Gabriel’s visitation to Mary and the underground ‘Synagogue Church’ where Jesus read from the prophecy of Isaiah (Matthew 13, Mark 6, Luke 4)
• Drive to Sea of Galilee
• See the ancient “Jesus Boat” at Kibbutz Ginosar dating back to the 1st century CE
• Check into hotel

        Dinner and overnight: Magdala Hotel, Sea of Galilee

        Day 4: Saturday August 29, 2026 - Mt. of Beatitudes  - Capernaum - Tabgha – Boat ride

• Our day begins at Magdala, located on the western coastline of the Sea of Galilee. Magdala a recently excavated unique site in the Holy Land. Here we find a first century synagogue, a complete first century city and remains of a once prosperous fish processing industry. Complete with shops, marketplace, residential areas, and wharf, this is a city where Jesus himself visited and taught.
• Drive up to the Mount of Beatitudes overlooking the Sea of Galilee and reflect on the Sermon on the Mount, in the idyllic surroundings at Har HaOsher (Matthew 5)
• Continue to Capernaum where Jesus had considerable ministry.
• Visit the remains of the 2nd century synagogue and the house where Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law (Mark 1)
• Proceed to Tabgha, where Jesus restored Peter after the resurrection (John 21), the site of the miracle of the loaves and fishes and visit Church of Multiplication with its 4th century mosaic floor.
• The day concludes with a boat trip on the Sea of Galilee, “O Sabbath rest by Galilee, O calm of hills above, where Jesus knelt to share with thee the silence of eternity, interpreted by love!”
  

        Dinner and Overnight: Magdala Hotel, Sea of Galilee

        Day 5: Sunday August 30, 2026 - Banias – Tel Dan – Katzrin – Ancient Olive Grove

• Sunday morning worship in a first century chapel
• Visit Banias with its springs and waterfalls, the region of Caesarea-Philippi where Peter confessed the Lordship of Jesus (Matthew 16)
• Journey to Tel Dan, the ancient location of the Tribe of Dan, consider the importance of ‘elders at the gate’
• Visit De Karina chocolate store, Pelter Winery store and the ancient Olive Press
• Drive down the Golan - Optional Jet skiing and other water activities on the Sea of Galilee (cost not included)
• Enjoy St. Peter’s fish dinner at Amnon Bay (cost included)

         Overnight: Magdala Hotel, Sea of Galilee

        Day 6: Monday August 31, 2026 - Gideon’s Spring - Beit Shean – Shiloh - Jerusalem

• Check out of hotel
• Begin the day with a visit to Gideon’s Spring at Ma’ayan Harod (Judges 6)
• Continue to Beit Shean with its recently excavated amphitheater. Consider the Biblical account of the battle of the Israelites against the Philistines on Mount Gilboa with Saul and his three sons (1 Samuel 31)
• Bio Tour, located on Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu
• Lunch en route with camel ride option (camel ride cost not included)
• Journey to the ancient city of Shiloh where the Tabernacle used to stand. Consider the leadership of Samuel the Prophet (1 Samuel 3) and video in the overlook with view at the top of the hill
• Travel to Jerusalem and make our entrance into the Old City

   Dinner & overnight: Gloria Hotel Jerusalem - a small, charming hotel right in the Christian quarter.

        Day 7: Tuesday September 1, 2026 - Mt. of Olives - Christian Quarter - City of David

• Make our accent to Jerusalem, reciting the Psalms of Ascent, as we are welcomed to the City of the Great King (Psalm 48) Early start this day.
• Visit the Mt. of Olives – including Church of Dominus Flevit, retracing the steps of Jesus on Palm Sunday, Garden of Gethsemane with private garden for prayers, Pater Noster – the Church of All Nations
• Enter the Christian Quarter of the Old City – walk the Via Dolorosa with a wooden cross, visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher – the traditional site of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
• Visit the recently excavated City of David and the Pool of Shiloah (John 9:2)
• Optional walk through Hezekiah’s tunnel (wet shoes required) carved beneath the City of David and the 2000 year old Pilgrims Way tunnel to Jerusalem
• Dinner on own (cost not included)

        Overnight: Gloria Hotel Jerusalem

        Day 8: Wednesday September 2, 2026 - Dead Sea – Qumran - Massada

• We begin our day driving down towards the Dead Sea, the lowest point on earth nearly 1,300 feet below sea level, as we drive through Jericho and visit the Sycamore tree of Zacchaeus (Luke 19) and consider the temptation of Jesus in the desert
• Reaffirm our Christian faith (reciting the creed) at the Qasr Al-Yahud baptismal site
• Visit the Qumran Caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and take an optional swim in the salty waters of the Dead Sea.
• Continue to Massada, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and ascend by cable car to the fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, King Herod’s palace, the synagogue, bathhouse and much more.
• Return to Jerusalem

        Dinner and Overnight: Gloria Hotel Jerusalem

        Day 9: Thursday September 3, 2026 - Yad Vashem – Friends of Zion – Free Time

• Begin our day with a very moving visit to the Holocaust Museum Yad Vashem, followed by a visit to the Friends of Zion Museum where stories of love and heroism are made alive using ground-breaking technology found nowhere else in Israel. Meet the biblical figures, academics, businessmen, and military officials who, through their faith, have forged an everlasting bond between the Jewish and Christian peoples.
• Free time for shopping in new city
• Evening prayer walk around the city walls of Jerusalem (optional)

        Dinner and Overnight: Gloria Hotel Jerusalem

        Day 10: Friday September 4, 2026 - Israel Museum – Jewish Quarter – Upper Room

• Visit the Israel Museum to see the Shrine of the Book, model of Jerusalem during the Second Temple period and cradle of Christianity exhibits
• Enter the Old City of Jerusalem and visit the Jewish Quarter including Western Wall and southern Wall excavations and conclude our day in the Upper Room where Jesus washed his disciples’ feet during the Last Supper (John 13)
• Free time to explore the Old City

         Dinner and overnight: Gloria Hotel Jerusalem

        Day 11: Saturday September 5, 2026 – The Sabbath - Bethlehem - Garden Tomb

• Our day begins with a short journey to Bethlehem.  Visit the Shepherd's Fields in Beit Sahour (Luke 2) where they shepherds who saw the Star of Nativity and followed it to Bethlehem.  Visit Manger Square and Saint Aphrem’s School – a Christian mission in the heart of Bethlehem.
• Return to Jerusalem and visit the Garden Tomb, a site of Christian worship and witness located in the heart of historic Jerusalem, just outside the Old City walls, which many believe is the site of Jesus of Nazareth’s burial and resurrection.
• Final tour dinner at Notre dame rooftop restaurant (cost included)

          Overnight: Gloria Hotel Jerusalem

       Day 12: September 6, 2026 – The Lord’s Day – Christ Church – Departure

• Check out of Hotel and worship at Christ Church Jerusalem, an Anglican Church located inside the Old City of Jerusalem. This is the oldest Protestant church building in the Middle East.
• Travel to Ben Gurion Airport for late night departure from Israel.

*Itinerary is subject to change due to conditions.

Given Bishop Julian’s recent diplomatic ministry in Israel, we hope to make available an optional visit to the Nova Music Festival Memorial, commemorating the victims of the Nova Festival massacre and to meet some heroes from Ein HaBesor (a moshav in southern Israel).

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